Eea Family Permit Irish Visa

[flip2000b]

Hi Guys,

My GF originally came to the UK on a visitor visa for 6 months and then went back. I have now got my irish citizenship and passport through and I am just trying to get everything together to apply for an EEA visa.

We are getting married as soon as I arrive back in Thailand. So she will have her passport, my passport, our marriage cert, a letter from my boss saying I have a job etc plus I will also have housing details if needed.

Can anyone tell me what else is needed and then what the process and time frame is to do everything? If we are married is there anyway that they will say no to us coming back to the UK??

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Cheers

Phil

[vinny]

See also Guidance - EEA & Swiss nationals (INF 18) and 21.4 - The EEA family permit

Edited October 28, 2007 by vinny

[the scouser]

Your wife-to-be only need demonstrate that you are a citizen of an EEA country, that you are married, and that you are, for example, working in the UK.

The UK regulations state that if the family member has not previously been lawfully present in an EEA country, the application will be considered under the Immigration Rules; i.e. your wife would also have to demonstrate that you have sufficient maintenance and accommodation, and that you intend to live together permanently. However, this particular bit of the UK Regulations has recently been found to be flawed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, and it should not be a factor in the consideration of your wife's application.

Scouse.

[flip2000b]

Thanks for that guys.

Scouse - Does that mean that if I just resubmit everything that we submitted for the visitors visa, i.e house plans, letter about staying with my parents, letter to say that we can stay with them.

Do I need to involve the Irish embassy at all in any way or is it a case of taking my irish passport, along with her thai passport, marriage certificate and a whole bunch of paper showing the above details to the British Embassy in Bangkok??

Thanks again guys! Only 4 weeks to go!

Phil

[the scouser]

In theory, your wife only need submit her passport, your Irish passport, your marriage certificate and evidence that you are working in the UK. However, in order to obviate any battles with the embassy, she may also wish to provide evidence of your financial standing and accommodation.

Scouse.

[MahasarakhamMitch]

A Irish friend of mine living in London needs to get an eea permit for his wife very soon is this done at the British embassy in BKK or Irish embassy in BKK? Is this all she needs to enter UK?

Does it take long, are there any interviews etc

regards

Mitch

[mrbojangles]

Welcome to clan Flip. I got my Irish Citizenship earlier this year. However, mine is slightly different as i brought the Mrs over on a Settlement Visa and then due to some excellent advice from The Scouser, i have now applied to have her here on a EEA family permit.

Scouse, is Flip's situation a different one to mine, as in, will he be just getting a EAA Visa and can his mrs work, whereas did MrsBoJangles apply for a Residency permit. Are these different? As our's looks like it may take upto 6 months to process.

MahasarakhamMitch, i think that they are in the same place in BKK.

[the scouser]

A Irish friend of mine living in London needs to get an eea permit for his wife very soon is this done at the British embassy in BKK or Irish embassy in BKK? Is this all she needs to enter UK?

Does it take long, are there any interviews etc

regards

Mitch

An application for a family permit should be made to the British embassy as it is the UK your friend's wife will be looking to enter. In theory, she only need demonstrate that she is married to your friend, that he is Irish and that he is, for example, working in the U.K. However, the visa officer may try to insist that the application be considered under the Immigration Rules, in which case your friend's wife may choose to either submit evidence of maintenance, accommodation and contact, or maintain that the UK Regulations are out of kilter with European law, and fight his corner.

In reality, a family permit is not mandatory and your friend's wife could simply materialise at a UK airport and be admitted upon satisfying the immigration officer that she is the family member of an EEA national. However, the question is then, how does she get onboard an aircraft when the carrier will not risk carrying her without a visa, upon pain of a £2000.00 charge?

Welcome to clan Flip. I got my Irish Citizenship earlier this year. However, mine is slightly different as i brought the Mrs over on a Settlement Visa and then due to some excellent advice from The Scouser, i have now applied to have her here on a EEA family permit.

Scouse, is Flip's situation a different one to mine, as in, will he be just getting a EAA Visa and can his mrs work, whereas did MrsBoJangles apply for a Residency permit. Are these different? As our's looks like it may take upto 6 months to process.

Mrs. Bojangles is applying for a residence card, which acts as confirmation of her European rights. The family permit is pretty much the same thing but is valid only for six months, the idea being that once the holder has arrived in the UK, they may apply for a residence card.

Scouse.

[mrbojangles]

Welcome to clan Flip. I got my Irish Citizenship earlier this year. However, mine is slightly different as i brought the Mrs over on a Settlement Visa and then due to some excellent advice from The Scouser, i have now applied to have her here on a EEA family permit.

Scouse, is Flip's situation a different one to mine, as in, will he be just getting a EAA Visa and can his mrs work, whereas did MrsBoJangles apply for a Residency permit. Are these different? As our's looks like it may take upto 6 months to process.

Mrs. Bojangles is applying for a residence card, which acts as confirmation of her European rights. The family permit is pretty much the same thing but is valid only for six months, the idea being that once the holder has arrived in the UK, they may apply for a residence card.

Scouse.

Thanks for the clarification Scouse

[flip2000b]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the help! I have all the forms now and pretty much have everything ready, just need to do the deed of getting married and then stick everything in! Any idea how long the visa takes to get issued, I have about 10 days before heading back to BKK, is that enough??

On a side note, can my mrs work when she is over here on a family permit or do I then need to apply for something else so that she can work??

Thanks again!

Phil

[vinny]

On a side note, can my mrs work when she is over here on a family permit or do I then need to apply for something else so that she can work??

Possession of an EEA Family permit would be sufficient to show that she is entitled to work.

[flip2000b]

Hi Guys,

Can someone just confirm for me one quick question!

Am I right in thinking that I need to fill in the VAF5 visa form and not the VAF1 visa form? I have seen a couple of different places quote both, I assume it is the VAF5 one but wanted to make sure!

Thanks

Phil

[vinny]

See also UKVISAS LAUNCHES NEW VISA APPLICATION FORMS and What will my non-EEA family members need to make an application?